The Three Cultures Foundation collaborates with Leadingirlsa transformative educational experience driven by the Malaga City Council through the National Digital Content Polewhich seeks to inspire young people and students to embark on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) careers, with a special emphasis on making female talent visible and empowering it.
Coinciding with the Libraries Daythe Foundation returns to Malaga and to the Digital Pole after the success of the first edition of COMICMEDThe Foundation's commitment to innovation, education and culture as drivers of social transformation has been consolidated.
On 24 October, Tres Culturas offers a talk and a workshop that show how the comic can bring science closer to the young public and give visibility to the pioneering womenawakening scientific vocations. Both activities combine inspiration and creativity, where science is drawn, narrated and shared.
📆 24 October
📍Polo Nacional de Contenidos Digitales, Málaga
10:00h - 10:45h. TALK. Women scientists: from the stage to the vignette
Venue: Courtyard
Comics can be a powerful tool to rescue women pioneers in science from oblivion and to awaken scientific vocations among the new generations. In this talk, Francisco Vega, coordinator of the project Women scientists: past, present and futureand chemist Adela Muñoz, a member of the project, will present the evolution of this initiative and her recent open access graphic novel, which brings together science and comics to inspire future scientists.
12:00h - 12:45h. WORKSHOP. The periodic table, a comic book with lots of chemistry
Venue: Classroom 2
Chemistry is everywhere, even in cartoons. In this workshop, the chemist and populariser Adela Muñoz invites us to discover, through the comic strip The periodic tableThe show shows how the elements that make up our world hide fascinating and close stories, demonstrating that science can also be told with humour, art and emotion.
🎟️ More information and registration at: https://www.leadingirls.com/
Portuguese